On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 11:52:12PM +0000, Martin Foster wrote: > Is there a way to restrict how much load a PostgreSQL server can take > before dropping queries in order to safeguard the server? I was Well, you could limit the number of concurrent connections, and set the query timeout to a relatively low level. What that ought to mean is that, under heavy load, some queries will abort. A -- Andrew Sullivan | ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do sir? --attr. John Maynard Keynes